Olivia is happy to be invited to dinner at Francine's house, but Olivia worries about her family's manners when she has to invite Francine to her house.
Young readers learn about why manners are so beneficial and appropriate no matter what age. Open-ended questions are posed, inspiring children to think about how and why they should use good manners in everyday life.
First published in 1922 under title: Etiquette in society, in business, in politics, and at home. The standard reference book on etiquette for all occasions.
Far from her native Philadelphia, Miss Jane Peck continues to prove that she's more than an etiquette-schooled graduate of Miss Hepplewhite's Young Ladies Academy as she braves the untamed wilderness of Washington Territory in the mid 1850s.
Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
An introduction to manners, describing how good manners are a simple way of showing kindness and respect, and that being polite makes working and playing together more enjoyable.